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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
The Texas Way.

ST. LOUIS, March ia special from
Texarkana, Ark, says Two weeks ago
Walter Ridgely, wealthy farmer, liv-
ing twenty niles north Of here, shot and
killed two ferrymen who were trying to
force exorbitant charges out of a St.
Louis drummer for pulling him across
the river. Ridgely took tie drummer's
part. The ferrymen insulted him for
this and attempted to draw their wea-
pons, when Ridgely shot them both
dead. Upon the examination RidScly
was discharged. John. Murphy, brother
OF one of the men killed, and an uncle
OF the other, swore to kill Ridge!y on
sight. Last night Rilgely, on horse
back, was returning home from neigh
boris, and on entering strip of woods
was fired on from ambush. The horse
fell dead, but its rider escaped unharmed
and rolled over on the opposite side Of the
horse to that from which the firing pro
cceded. The two would-be murdererS,
who were the uncle and brothers men,
toned, thinking that Ridgely was dead,
approached, and when they were within
about ten feet Ridgeiy suddenly raised
up and shot both aSsailants dead in their
tracks. This makes four men that
Ridgely has killed over the simple fer
riage transaction.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
4 SortE Carolina Editor Indicted.

RALEIGH, n. c.. March 19.-The
law passed at the recent session of
the North Carolina Legislature for
bids the publication or circulation
of any advertisement Of lottery.
The publisher of a newspaper is in
dictable under its provisions in any
county where the paper circulates if
it contains such advertisement. The
Act IS said to be a copy of the New
York statute, its constitutionality
and comprehensiveness having been
well settled by several decisions in
the latter State. The first paper to
be indicted for violation of this
statute IS the Wilmington Star yes
terday at Fayetteville. The grand
Jury CT the Cumberland County Su-
pcrior Court found q true bill
against ". S. Barnard, proprietor of
the SteT, for this offence. Sundag
NeuS.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
Bound for West Point.

Especial Dispatch TO the Sunday Ner$9
FLORENCE, March ia competitive
examination for this district, to select
candidate for West Point, was held yes
terday at the graded school. The board
of examiners consisted Of Capt. W. Is.
Bonham, OF Clarendon, Chairman DR..
Mullins, OF Marion; John S. Moore, OF
Darlington; with DR.. James Evans, OF
Florence, as medical examiner. There
were nineteen applicants, who consti-
tuted the finest-looking set OF men, it is
said, to be found in the district. The
committee examined them by numbers,
and at IL O'Clock last night decided that
number had won. This was Eugene
Oliver Ingram, Of Clarendon. The de-
cision has given universal satisfaction.
Mr.. Ingram is son OF DR.. John I. In
gram, and most promising youth.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

What teacher in the county can
give an easy and simple way for the
explanation of the process of ex-
tracing the cube root of numbers, a
way that will make the whole meth
cd Ineligible to the pupil. Perhaps
some one may have some ingenious
method. and if so let us know what
it is. The methods in our text books
are entirely satisfactory to the teach
er. but difficult often for the pupil to
understand.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
Butler Carries His Point.

(Spcctal Dispatch to tie Neacs and Courier. J
RICHMOND, March Ex-senator But
Ter, of South Carolina, appeared before
the Virginia Senate committee on roads
this evening in behalf OF the Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad COM
pany. The company have bill before
the Legislature to allow their road to
enter this State near Scott county. After
an animated discussion, in which Sem
ator Butler took part, the committee
agreed to report the bill. The commit
tee will recommend that the company
be allowed to enter the State at what
ever point Jhcy may desire, The road
will come in Scott county, near the
Tennessee line.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
FARMERS! AWAKE SGIRlN-
TEKEST.
Citizens Of all Professions and i'ur-
suits. See to the Material Inter-
ests Of your County.
Editors Ldnrensrtlle Herald:

Editors Lanrensrille Herald:
We, as committee appointed by the
Farmers Club OF Newberry County, to
confer with the farmers OF Laurens
county, in regard to procuring the loca-
ton in our midst Of one Of the expert
mental stations, wish to present the fol-
lowing for your consideration. Although
ar experimental station, apart from the
Agricultural College, is not what the
farmers of the State needed Or wanted
still, since the Legislature has seen fit
thus to place the cart before the horse,
let us procure the cart, if possible,
hoping in time to secure the team. We
think the Farmers College should have
been established, and that these expert
ments should have been carried on under
the supervision OF the college faculty.
Thus they would have cost the State
nothing extra, for sl5,0 appropriated
by Congress would have carried on
most extensive experiments. We feel
that the Legislature has appropriated
$4,000 which, so far as we arc con-
ccrned, will practically amount to
waste but looking upon the procure
ment Of an Experimental Station as 4
virtual location Of the Agricultural Col
lege, we deem it OF Importance to secure
its location in our midst. We feel con-
fident that this can be done, and if
Laurens and Newberry will combine
and bestir themselves, it will be done.
What portion of the State can offer so
desirable location as these two counties
can? There are lands near our county
lines. and on the railroad. which con-
meet our county seats, which are avail
able at reasonable figures. Since the
low country has its Military Institution,
Columbia its Literary College, certainly
the up-country should have the Farmers
College. While the up-country rightly
falls heir to this college, it is quite man
ifcst that it, as State institution, for
the purpose OF teaching agriculture to
the youth Of the whole State should not
be located in the extreme northern por-
ton Of the State at the foot OF the
mountains; for there the climate is not
fair average for the State. We would
not present to the farmers OF this coun-
ty any arguments to impress them with
the Importance of an Agricultural COL
lege, for we Judge they arc long since
united in wanting this institution. We
see that Spartanburg is bidder, and
that Anderson, Oconee and Pickens pro-
pose to combine in al effort to secure
the Station. Thus we see the array of
competitors, against whom We must en-
ter the lists. Gentlemen, fortune smiles
upon us, and if We will it, we must sue
coed. j. I. DUNCAN,
FRANK Moon,
JNO. w. SCOTT.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
"SHORT QUOTATIONS.
BY GEO. c. HODGES, A. n.

BY GEO. c. HODGES, A. N.
Read what is said OF it:
Il shall gladly recommend its intro
duction everywhere"
Hon. A. COWARD,
EX. Supt. Education.
st will give me pleasure to recon-
mend its Use by teachers"
Hon. HUGH S. THOMPSON,
Ex. Supt. Education and Ex. Gov. S. c..
when school opens shall make CO.
piouS use of the volume.'
REV. S. LANDER, D. D.,
Pres. WILLIAMSON Female College.
1T should be in the hands Of all teach
erS.'' PROF. r. MEANS DAVIS,
S. C. College.
The moral tone which appears in
the work is especially worthy of COM
mcndatiOn."
REV. W. NJ. GR1ER, D. D.,
Pres. Erskine College.
''Short Quotations. will be found OF
ineS.imable value to teachers, ministers,
lawyers and others. Persons wanting
selections for
AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS
will find this the book for which they
have been looking. 1t will be sent post
paid on receipt OF Is cents. Get copy
of it, examine it and introduce it into
your school. Special terms to schools
and dealers. Address
w. L. BELL. Publisher.
9-22-1a. Columbia, S. G..
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
AN *:niSrant Agent i'll a Tight Place

SpARTASBUEG. March 19.-Union
was excited to-day on account of an
apparent exodus of hands under con-
tract to work for the year. T. C.
Stuigis, an emigrant agent, went
down this morning after the crowd Of
negroes, but seeing an excited as
sembly OF citizens about the depot,
and learning that they were anxious
to get hold of him, he wisely went on
until he met the up train. Coming
back to Union he found the crowd
still anxious to make his acquain-
tance, but he didn't make himself
known. Conductor Chase gave him
some good advice, and brought him
through to this place. He will
leave for Georgia on the first train.
Sturgis is from the East Tennessee
and Georgia Road. Union county
seems determined to prevent any in
reference with hands under con-
tract-Sundny Meas.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
THE SUPPLEMENT.

The Weekly Nears and Courier has
heretofore been sent as supplement
to the HERALD AND News by Mr. A. c.
Jones, former proprietor. We have
decided to discontinue this arrange
ment. At the same time we desire
to act in good faith towards those
subscribers who have pad in advance
for both papers and we have made
an arrangement with the Neers and
Courier Company by which we will
continue to send the Ne,rs and Courier
to such subscribers.
We hope to retain On our list all
of the present subscribers and trust
that none will stop on account Of this
arrangement. The HERALD AND News
will be one dollar and fifty cents
year.
It is our purpose to make the
HERALD AND News first class paper,
and we want you to subscribe be-
cause you want it, and not to sub
scribe to the HERALD AND News in
order to get the Neecs o'ad Courier.
In other words we propose to make
the HERALD AND News such paper
as viii merit your support without
the aid of another paper as supple
ment. We ask all our subscribers to
give us a trial. If we cannot stand
on our own merits then We deserve
to fall.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

Mr.. J. S. Wheeler, teaching at
Mt. Pilgrim, t miles below Pros
perity states that during the present
session he has enrolled the names OF
G3 pupils. He says that the patrons
of the school take great interest
in its success. Where this is the
case much good is sure to be done.
It affords us much pleasure to know
that one of Our classmates in college
has such a large and fourishing
school, and is so much loved by those
among whom he labors, as the size
of the school testifes.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

.sthe West who were under contract
for this year, and who had, Of course,
been furnished and provided for up
to this time by the farmers with
whom they were under contract.
These farmers determined to make it
warm for this agent, and when he
learned of it he did not stop over
but passed on. This proceeding on
the part of these farmers may not
have been exactly the legal remedy
for them. but this is no time Of the
year to lose a crop by worrying with
Trial Justice Courts or lawsuits of
any kind, and we think their plan
about the easiest solution of the
trouble. Suppose they had let this
man come in there and attempt to
entice their laborers away who were
under contract and they had followed
their legal remedy of applying for
warrants and had all their hands
put in jail for violation Of con-
tract, and the agent also for enticing
labor. While they were doing this
what would have become of their
crops : We suppose that the Union
people had about as soon these peo-
pie were in 'tthe West" with the en-
igration agent, as in jail. We do
not believe the Union farmers are in
violation Of any law That emigra-
ton agent simply found out in some
way that it would be better for him
to pass on, and he passed on. We
have do objection to the colored pec-
pie emigrating whithersoever they
please, if they think they can better
their condition, but the experience
of those who have gone in search of
fortunes is that they fare much
worse than they did before they left.
And when they make contracts for
the year they should be made to
carry out these contracts. otherwise
the farming interests OF the country
would be in fearful state.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
THE BULWARK OF LIBERTY.

The right of trial by jury is said
to be the bulwark of our English
liberties. It is peculiar to the En-
glish law and those countries in
beriting the system of English juris
prudence. 1t antedates Magma Char
ia, and the Norman invasion. The
beauty about jury trial is that 10
one of their number is responsible
and no body can blame them. They
are the conservators of the lives, lib
erty and property of their fellow cit
liens. They are representative
body and carry into the jury room
their own rights as well as the rights
of their fellow citizens.
The safe guard of our rights IS the
jury trial, the safe guard Of the jury
trial is well informed mind and en-
lighted conscience and the safe guard
of the latter is the education and
virtue of the people.-Laurens Id
ve1tiser.
There is much truth in the fore
going. The juries of the country
settle the differences of individual
suitors in our courts and pass upon
the guilt or innocence Of persons
charged with crime. OF course they
are to be, and are, instructed by the
judges of the court, yet the decision
is still in their power-it is for them
to pass upon the rights of individ-
uals, and the guilt or innocence Of
those charged with violations Of law.
It is all-important that the persons
drawn to serve on juries should be
the very best men in the country to
the end of a proper and just admin
istration of the law. They should
be well informed of broad and
liberal views, who can look on both
sides Of a question. If the jury trial
is to be the bulwark of our liberties,
''the education and virtue Of those
who are to serve as jurors should be
carefully guarded and looked after
by our citizenship. And the only
plan by which this end can be at
tanned is by the education Of the
masses. And simply intellectual
training does not Of necessity make
good citizenship. By education we
mean the development of the moral
as well as the intellectual faculties.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
DELINQUENT LAND SALE.
TOWNSHIP No, !,


lot and building, assessed in name
of Wade H. Coleman.
lot and building, assessed in name
Of Lucy Coleman.
No. ,.
so acres, assessed in name of Ann W.
Beam.
81 acres, assessed in name of Malyina
Evans.
$50 acres and 10 buildings. assessed in
name OF JAS. 7. Fair & co.
IS acres and building: assessed in
name of P. Butler Sigh.
5l4 acres and , buildings, assessed in
nam" of Caroline NJ. Sondley.
Nos.
500 acres, assessed in name of Wilkal
B. Chaplin.
GOO acres and building, assessed il
name Of John A. Gillian.
S4 acres, assessed in name of G. A.
Hardy.
IS acres and building, assessed in
the name of G. E Hardy.
575 acres and buildings. assessed in
name Of Thos. B. JeteI.
$50 acres and buildings, assessed in
name of Ben. S. Lyles.
No. 5.
SO acres, assessed in the name of J.
Newton Martin.
No..
acres and l building, assessed in
name of Caroline Dean.
lot assessed in name of Richard X,
Faulkner. -.
392 acres. assessed in name of C. L
Fuller.
G7 acres, assessed in name of Jno.
Hairs estate.
go acres, assessed in name Of Sparta
G. Kibler's estate. .-.
No. 10. ..
acres and 4 buildings, assessed in
name of Samps. Bridges.
l15 acres and buildings, assessed in
name of Joseph Brown. - .-s-
us acres, assessed in name OF Miriam
Livingston.
NO.1l.
80 acres assessed in name of Willie
Cromer.
Notice is hereby given that the whole
Of the several parcels, lots and parts of
lots of real estate described in the pre-
ceding list, or so much thereof as may
be necessary to pay the taxes. penalties
and assessments charged thereon, will
be sold by Andrew H. Wheeler. Treas
urcr of Newberry County, South Caro-
lima, at his office in said county on Mon
day the 4th day of April, A. D., 1887,
unless said taxes, assessments and pen
alties be paid before that time; and such
sale will be continued from day to day,
until all OF said parcels, lots and parts OF
lots OF real estate shall be. sold or offered
for sale. ~.
This Sth day Of March, 1887.
WIN. W. HOUSEAL,
3-9- Auditor Newberry County.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
Small Fire at CokeSbury.

Especial Dispatch to tie Ne1cs and Co'Ticr.)
HODGES, March 20.-The drug store
of Lee & Calder, at Cokesbury, was
burned about three o'clock this morn
ing; total loss. There was 5000 in-
surance on the stock. The building was
the property OF Capt. w. \. Moore and
was worth about $500 and was insured
for $3.50. Cause OF the fire unknown.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
!Abbeyille's Oldest Merchant.

ABBEvI1LE, March 19.-Last night
John Knox, the oldest merchant of
our town, died of dropsy. Mr.. Knox
had been suffering for more than a
year, though he has been confined to
his house only about six weeks. He
mad been merchandising here fo-
thirtv-three years. Mr.. Knox was
between 60 and G5 years old-Sun-
ddv Ners.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
Notice Of Final Settlement and
Discharge.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
NEMBERRY COTNTN-

BY Jacob B. FellerS, Probate Judge.
WHEREAS, G. Melvin Singley hath
made suit to ME to grant him Letters Of
Administration Of the estate and effects
OF Matthias Singley, deceased.
These are, therefore, 10 cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred and
creditors OF the said Matthias Singley,
deceased. that they be and appear before
me, in the Court OF Probate, to be held
at Newberry Court House, on the 3!st
day OF March inst, after publica-
ton hereof, ut II O'Clock in the forenoon,
to show cause, if any they have. Why the
said administration should not be grant
ed.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of
March. Anno Domini 1887.
J. B. FELLERS, J.p.N.c.
3-l6-2t.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
Moving to Prosperity.
Ne1cs aud Courier. 23Q.

MessrS. Rice & Coleman, who have
had a squad OF fifty convicts at work
grading a section OF the Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens Railroad, Just
across the Congaree River from Colam-
bia, for the last two or three months,
removed their camp this morning to
Prosperity, where they will commence
work on another section Of the same
road.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

are glad to say that no such state of
things exists in Newberry county.
Here, not only do the different
classes in the same school have the
same books. but in all the schools the
text books are fast being made alike"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
A Printer in Luck.
Mrs md Courier.

Mr.. W. B. Mcdaniel, one OF the found
erS of the Columbia Register, and latter
ly the proprietor Of i Job printing Office
here, has been appointed one OF the fore
men in the Government printing Office
at Washington, and will assume the du-
ties of his new position on April lst.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

Nh. ". K. Vanderbilt, the million
airie, has been in Port Royal for
several days, and it is said he is there
with view to the improvement of
the harbor and some think it means
a regular boom for Port Royal. Real
estate has advanced in value, since
the advent of the millionaire. But
he has departed and has given no In
dication of any intention Of improv-
ing the harbor. Simply the illustra-
ton Of the power Of money.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

Commissioner Tracy, of Colleton
county says: L find in visiting ny
schools, that scarcely two pupils
have the same text books, and great
confusion necessarily results. We
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
TIE WAR rs OVER.
The Last Of the Powder Exhausted.

WASHINGTON, March ia gen
eral order just published by the war
department directs the discontinuance
OF the practice of firing the morning
and evening gun at military posts,
except at the United States Military
Academy, Fort Monroe, Va, and
Fort Leavenvorth, Kansas. The
reason for the issue of the order is
the fact that the supply Of power re-
manning at the close of the war Of
the Rebellion. which has been used
for the purpose Of firing salutes,
has been exhausted. and the ordi-
nance department is without funds
to purchase a fresh supply.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

Mr.. A. c.. Durant has sold his in
terest in the Bishoprille Enterprise
to Mr.. G. Edwin Stokes, and retires
from journalism. Mr.. Stokes takes
position on the editorial staff in the
last issue of the Enterprise. We
welcome him and wish him success.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
THE TROUBLES OF AN EMIGRA'
TION AGENT.

An emigration agent was about to
get himself into trouble over IN
Union county the other day. 1t
seems he had made his arrangements
to take of a car load of negroes to
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
NEWBERRY. S. G,
THURSDAY, MARCH "a, 1887.

Mr.. Henry T. Thompson editor Of
the Darlington Ners, has been ap-
pointed and commissioned Aujutant
General OF the Sd Brigade of the
South Carolina militia with the rank
of Major.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

Teachers have You made prepara-
tions to attend the association at
Prosperity If not be in hurry
about it. Don't say that it was i'm
possible for YOU to get there, if you
do not make any effort to 60.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
STATI0NERF AND bO0kS FOR
SHE
At TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT. UNDER COST,

The subscriber will sell, either at
wholesale or retail, the entire stock OF
Stationery and Books now on hand.
The stock includes Miscellaneous Books.
Writing Paper. Envelopes, Pens. Ink.
Albums, Blank Books. Hymn Books.
Family and Pocket Bibles. Fancy Goods,
etc, ETC., at twenty-five per cent. below
cost. MRS. CQRRIE CRENEKER.
3-9-tf.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

Orangeburg is among the few if
not the only county in the State
which runs its schools on a cash
basis. We don't believe that the
teachers in other counties would OBJ
ject seriously to the cash system. 1t
would work well undoubtedly. One
township in the county (No. 81 pays
its teacher at the end of every month
during the entire school term. Why
cannot other townships do likewise ::
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
Ne2O advertisements.
NOTICE.
COUNCIL CHAAIBE

COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
23d March, 1887.
Notice is hereby given, that all claims
on Town Council OF Newberry, S. c.,
must present same for payment on or
before 3lst March, 1887.
By order. J. S. FAIR.
5-24-2t. c. 4: r. r. c.. y.